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Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy Falls

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far more people in Fitzroy Falls finished high school than the national average, with 69.4% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is mirrored in the local workforce, where residents hold higher-level degrees more often than in most other areas.

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Where Fitzroy Falls sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.8% ▲ +25.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fitzroy Falls — higher than 85% of areas.

Fitzroy Falls29.8%
2577, NSW 24.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, as nearly 70% of residents completed Year 12. This is 11 percentage points higher than the typical Australian result.

Completed Year 12

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69.4% ▲ +30.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Fitzroy Falls, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 16%.

Year 12 69.4% Year 10 15.0% Year 11 4.0% Year 9 or below 4.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, with 29.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.8% ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Fitzroy Falls, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Bachelor degree 31.4% Certificate III / IV 23.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.3% Postgraduate degree 6.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by society and culture at 19.0% and education at 16.5%.

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Fitzroy Falls splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (24%) and Society & culture (22%), with Education at 19%.

Management & commerce 20.7% Society & culture 19.0% Education 16.5% Architecture & building 9.1% Health 7.4% Engineering & related 6.6% Agriculture & environment 4.1% Creative arts 2.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around Fitzroy Falls — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11532/fitzroy-falls/topic/education